| Uniform title | Bambino non è un elettrodomestico. English |
| Contents |
My clinical experience in a maternity ward -- From undifferentiated to differentiated. Birth, growth, and the achievement of independence: an emotional perspective -- The need for a cultural revolution -- A society based on the denial of attachment needs and all things emotional -- An emotional outlook on motherhood, or: what can really be done? -- Conclusions. |
| Abstract |
"We live in a society that ignores and disregards attachment needs and feelings. Starting from this consideration, the author describes the stages of human emotional development in a lucid narrative which is both scientifically rigorous and grounded in clinical examples. Mieli critically investigates the origins of a specific weariness towards feelings which is reflected in the history of Western philosophy and science, resulting in a cultural disregard of emotional needs. The book powerfully suggests that if undeterred, this disregard may lead to severe consequences for the future of our society. Research compellingly shows that responding to fundamental emotional needs is a psycho-biological requirement necessary for human wellbeing and survival itself. Mieli contends that its oversight has a counterpart in the dramatic rise of mental distress in contemporary society, as well as in the difficulties that are increasingly encountered around maternity, fertility, and parenting."--Page 4 of cover. |
| General note | First published in Italian in 2009 as "Il bambino non è un elettrodomestico. Gli affetti che contano per crescere, curare, educare" by San Pablo Communicacion SSP -- title page verso. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 233-238) and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 9781782203537 (paperback) |
| ISBN | 1782203532 (paperback) |
